Technical Writing 6
Activity 10.1
The order
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The paragraph
The machinist uses a small stationary holding device called the machinist’s bench vice to grip the work securely when performing bench operations. It is essential for holding work pieces, when filling, sawing and clipping. This holding device about the size of a small grinding wheel and is always fastened to the workbench in a similar manner. A vice consists of a fixed jaw, a movable jaw, a screw, a nut fastened in the fixed jaw and the handle by which the screw is turned to position the movable jaw. For a firmer grip on heavy work, serrated faces are usually inserted. The jaws are made of cast iron and have removable faces of hardened tool steel. A smooth face is inserted to prevent marring the surface of certain work pieces. To protect soft metal or finished surfaces from dents and scratches, false lining jaws are often set over the regular jaws. These lining jaws can be made from paper, leather, wood, brass, copper or lead. In addition to the bench vice described here, there are many other varieties and sizes
Question 1
What clues in individual sentences helped you decide how to order the sentences?
The choice of words and the logicality entailed in joining the words availed the clue on how to arrange the sentences. The use of words such as the nouns and verbs in a sentence is relationally expected to pose a manifestation in the next sentence. The sentences can only be logical if they are arranged in the suitable order.
Question 2
When we worked out the exercise in a group, people had different perceptions with the exercise. Some never used the techniques mentioned as guidelines to the sequence of the answers and order of the sentences. Instead, guessed of some parts as joining automatically. The controversy arose on which sentence to use as the beginning and the one to use as the last sentence. A number also proposed that only the umbers were to be removed and the sentences to be joined. Eventually the group members came to an agreement of using the choice of words with some sentences. The sentences were used as the introductory of the main ideas to be talked of and others as the ending to form sensible sentences in the paragraph.
Activity 10.9
Description of how to use a compact disk player
Insert the power cable into the socket with the longest pin of the plug into the middle- upper hole of the socket. The longest pin is inserted in the upper-middle hole so as to open the two downer holes of the socket which acts as the life on the right and the neutral on the left.
Press the power button indicated in the upper light corner of the player face. The power button should be pressed gently inwards until it clicks and the lights indicated on the face screen. Press the “eject” button on the left upper part of the face. The eject button is also indicated at the top edge on the right side of the remote controller. When the eject button is pressed either on the player or the remote, the system screen will indicate “open” and the disc tray will come out and stop when fully out. Insert the compact disc on the tray with the shinny part facing downwards. The shiny part should be placed facing downwards because it is this part that is read by the optical lens before the data in the disc is converted into a sensible sound or motion pictures. Press the eject button again. The face screen will indicate “close” and the tray will move back into the system with the disk. Press the play button to start playing the compact disk. The screen will start counting the time in seconds from time zero seconds.
During the time of play, use the “forward” button to command the playing item to play music or video to play stop playing the item and lay the next. The rewind button can be pressed to move the disk backwards. The next button can be used to skip and play the next item in the series. The previous button allows the device to play the immediate item before the current item playing. Raise the level of the volume using the “vol +” and “vol -”to reduce the sound volume. After playing, press the “stop” button to stop the player, eject the tray again and remove the compact disk. Press the power button, to witch off the player. Switch of the power socket and remove the
References
Nell, A, Ann L.A., & Katherine E. (2001), Technical English: Writing, Reading, and Speaking, 8th ed. Staples, New York: Addison Wesley Longman.
